to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
return; relapse; recurrence
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
water outlet; tap; faucet
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
time; hour; season; time of the year
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
it's been a long time; long time no see
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to rush over; to run up to
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
light brown; golden brown; tan
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit